Brookville High School - Brooklet Yearbook (Brookville, IN)

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The Administration ' K 1 Q Eff fix s 1151059 A 4 0 .5 4. 5:34-'b. '- i fvrwwggf- lfvvzmyw Maha, 1 -Mrtfh .. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Mr. Lawrence E. Sheets, presidentg Mr. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. Mr Charles L Zuck Urban J. Selm, Mr. Carl C. Hofer, vice-presidentsg Mr. Michael L. Bohland, seeretaryg Dr. Harry E. Ritter, treasurer. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: Miss Mary Lorenz. The Year As We Faced It During the school year l95-t-55, the administration of the Brookville schools was facing the problems common to most school systems of the country. i.e., rapidly increasing enroll- ments. 'l'hc high school enrollment at the beginning of the school term was some 25 students more than had been anticipated. An additional teacher was needed but, due to teacher shortage. none could be secured at such a late date. 'l'his resulted in some classes being assigned a greater number of students than normally and caused one scheduled subject to be dropped from the program. Another inescapable result of increasing enrollment was lack of room. In an attempt to cope with this problem prelim- inary plans were made during the year toward the construe- tion ot a gymnasium and music classrooms. In Iune the tax rate in the cumulative Building Fund was increased by 25C in order to provide funds for construction. Later, preliminary sketches were prepared and application for approval of the project made to the State Department of Public Instruction. It is hoped that construction can be started in the spring of l956. If this project can be accomplished. it will make it possible to restore the complete physical education program, provide suitable quarters for the music department, and make more classroom space available. Throughout the year an attempt has been made to meet current problems of administration and at the same time make plans to prepare for future needs. Page Six

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Table Of Contents CHAPTERS The Setting .... The Characters Administration - W - Faculty ...... - Classes - - - The Plot Principal Events .... In the Classroom --- ln Organizations --- In Sports ...... It All Ends --- Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Morning Musieale 2 6 8 12 34 32 35 43 52 Disc Iockcy Mae Preston- ' Al. We Arrive At School Foreword The calendar years of l954-55 may have been just two more years in the long procession of time, but the school year which began on September 3, l95-t and ended with Commencement on May 29, l95S was a busy, thrill-packed year for the students, teachers, and administrators of Brookville lligh School. This ls Your Story' of that year as you lived it. XVe have attempted to recall by words and pictures the events of the year as they actually happened. As years go by and inemories fade, may this book recall the friends you knew, the hopes you held, and the many joys and triumphs which made it a year long to be remembered. To all who aided in making this book possible. we express our most sincere thanks. THE STAFF. Page Five w. ,

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1 u Q, - mi , HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, Mr. George E. McKinney . . Principal Reviews The Year QM, A Year Of Constrasts The school year of l95-l-55 in as far as Brookville High School is concerned was a year of contrasts. The year witnessed: 1. The greatest total enrollment in the history of the school. A total of 595, including 142 in the junior high school and 459 in the senior high school. Z. The swing in the election of subjects, during the year, has been somewhat away from the vocational, back to the academic. The enrollments in algebra, geometry, physics, and advanced algebra and geometry were greater than at any time since l945. 3. The year also saw a great change in the extra curricular program, in that organizations and classes have been meeting during a lengthened noon hour, instead of during an activity period as has been done in the past. 4. The lengthened noon hour created its problems in the matter of student recreation versus the negative acts of students. 5 .. The athletic program saw the emergence of football as a major drawing power in the matter of attendance. Also the l95-f-55 season saw Brookville field its best team, in as far as season records were concerned. 6. School spirit has continued on the upswing with students in general giving their loyalty to their school. instead of to the many different localities from which they have come. 1. For the most part, both teacher and student morale was on a high plane, with both groups striving to reach the objectives of our schools educational plans. pw VV' HIGH SCHOOL SECRETARY, Miss Marilyn Steinard Page Seven